Helping the nation’s health
Dr Yee Lian Chew, Professor Karen Reynolds, Associate Professor Mark Slee and Emeritus Professor Paul Worley have been appointed to prestigious positions with the National Health and Medical Research Council.
Dr Chew has been reappointed to the Research Committee (RC), which fosters research across the spectrum of health and medical research, including the awarding of grants and providing research support. Read more about the RC here.
Professor Reynolds has been newly appointed to the new joint National Health and Medical Research (NHMRC)-Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Industry, Philanthropy and Commercialisation Committee. Read more about the new joint Committee here.
Associate Professor Slee is a member of the NHMRC Australian Health Ethics Committee, which advises on ethical issues related to human health and develops guidelines for human research. Read more here.
Emeritus Professor Worley has been appointed to the NHMRC-MRFF Public Health and Health Systems Committee. The Committee provides strategic advice on public health, health and medical research, and the Australian health system. Find out more here.
Dedication to endometriosis research recognised
Congratulations to Dr Beck O’Hara, who was recently awarded a National Endometriosis Clinical and Scientific Trials (NECST) Fellowship.
The National Endometriosis Clinical and Scientific Trials (NECST) Network is a collaborative group of clinicians, scientists, endometriosis patients and consumer advocates who have come together to coordinate support for research organisations and conduct clinical trials for endometriosis treatments and services. NECST fellowships are specifically intended to enable emerging PhD candidates, post-doctoral researchers and clinical fellows to build capacity in research and improve the understanding, impact, diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis and associated conditions (e.g., adenomyosis).
Boost for early cancer detection
The early detection of pancreatic cancer has received a boost, with Dr Jean Winter awarded funding through the Cancer Council SA Research Fellowship program. Dr Winter is one of five South Australian cancer researchers to receive funding in 2025.
Cancer Council SA Research Fellowship Program is a South Australian initiative intended to support and advance cancer research by investing in the best and brightest early and mid-career researchers within the state.